The 1997 National Invitation Tournament was the 1997 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Michigan's tournament victory was later vacated due to players Robert Traylor and Louis Bullock being ruled ineligible by the NCAA. Traylor also vacated his tournament Most Valuable Player award.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament. • Arkansas • Bowling Green • Bradley • Connecticut • Drexel • Florida State • Fresno State • George Washington • Hawaii • Iona • Memphis • Miami (FL) • Michigan • Michigan State • NC State • Nebraska • Nevada • New Orleans • Northern Arizona • Notre Dame • Oklahoma State • Oral Roberts • Oregon • Pittsburgh • Southwest Missouri State • Syracuse • TCU • Tulane • UAB • UNLV • Washington • West Virginia

Bracket

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.

Semifinals & finals

Michigan later forfeited its entire 1996–97 schedule after Robert Traylor, Maurice Taylor and Louis Bullock were found to have taken money from a Michigan booster.